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The Isle of Skye has a rich palaeontological heritage, so perhaps it’s no surprise scientists made an important discovery there.
The show is divided into sections which all valiantly attempt to define “cute”. But the word is resistant to definition.
Thanks to algorithms, our music choices have gone from being informed by radio, music press, magazines and TV shows to a fine-grained level of personalisation.
A beautiful fantasy drama about grief and love and reclaiming the past.
Fiction offers precious and sobering insights into the impact of alcohol in the lives of women and children.
The new drama provides a fascinating insight into the competitive world of mid-century haute couture via the man considered ‘the master’ of high fashion.
Meaningful engagement with diverse writers is still a struggle for the publishing industry.
The unpleasant wartime reality for the Tuskegee Airmen was that, in addition to a determined enemy, they had to fight their own side for the right to serve.
Those in Spain who have objected to Jesus being portrayed as ‘effeminate’, ‘camp’ or ‘sexualised’ seem to imply that there is something wrong or deviant about such portrayals.
Literary critics and scholars need to take poetry that originated on social media more seriously.
The traditional start of spring in Ireland on February 1 is now marked with celebrations of women, empowerment, food, sustainability and craft.
The elephant in the room is the existing legal framework, forged in period of decolonisation and diminishing western influence, that forbids the repatriation of antiquities.
Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool with a remarkably similar legacy to the club’s iconic manager, Bill Shankly.
The show explores the American role in the European air war with care and sensitivity.
The film depicts the everyday life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family – yet, industrialised, genocidal violence moves along, continuously, in the background.
This is the story of how music became a battleground in the 1980s and 1990s, as antifascists fought fascism with guitars and microphones.
GQ magazine and its obviously gendered remit doesn’t seem like an obvious home for Pitchfork. Nearly 44% of its readers are women.
This adaption of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel is an emotional yet joyful exploration of black womanhood in the early 20th century South.
Wild and vast, the Highlands have been home to bloody tales of betrayal and lies
The film is run through with an unflinching belief in the power communities wield and the tangible limits they face.
The place of dogs in society changed when hunting became an aristocratic pastime, rather than a necessity.
From two shows that have reignited franchises to an exhibition about drug-taking monks.
A loving look at the artists who made the children’s publisher so popular.
The American military buildup in Britain –popularly known as the “friendly invasion” – was an unprecedented moment in British history.